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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shu-Yuan Liao, Anaheim, CA (US);
Eric J. Stanbridge, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ; C12Q 1/00 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3574 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ; C12Q 1/00 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
Determining the presence of cancerous or pre-cancerous cervical lesions from AGUS-diagnosed Pap smear cells by observing the distribution of MN/CA9 antigen expressed on atypical or normal cells and diagnosing (a) significant lesions when MN/CA9 antigen is observed on atypical cells, (b) low grade lesions when MN/CA9 antigen is absent from atypical cells but is present on normal endocervical cells, and (c) a benign condition when MN/CA9 antigen is absent from both atypical cells and normal endocervical cells.